Steve Avery vs. Alan Benes — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alan Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alan Benes a clear advantage over Steve Avery across the core pitching metrics. Alan Benes led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 101). Steve Avery held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80). Alan Benes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Alan Benes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.88
50.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
8.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
7.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
39.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
34.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Alan Benes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Alan Benes

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
456.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
151
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
552.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
22
87.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
63.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
19.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
28
111.26
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
25
99.34
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
55.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
9.43
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
210.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA